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Erika Evans, a seasoned federal prosecutor and former Assistant Seattle City Attorney, has entered the race for Seattle City Attorney, setting up a high-profile challenge to Republican incumbent Ann Davison. Evans, who began her career in the very office she now seeks to lead, framed the electionRead More

Prosecutor Erika Evans entered the Seattle City Attorney’s race this month, joining an increasingly crowded field of candidates eager to challenge incumbent Ann Davison. Evans presents herself as a well-balanced candidate with plenty of prosecutorial experience, community leadership bona fides,Read More

Evans said of Ann Davison, the current Seattle City Attorney, “When you think of her, she’s ‘Not Like Us.’” Putting battle raps aside, Davison, a Republican, has largely avoided opposing the Trump administration since his second term began—a stark contrast to the City Attorney’sRead More

When Erika Evans announced she would quit her job as a federal employee this month, she also made another announcement: She would run for local office instead. Evans, who is running for Seattle City Attorney, is part of a swell in interest across the US in local campaigns. Many people consideringRead More

The reasons are both obvious—did I mention she’s a Republican? How about the fact that she became a Republican after Trump’s first election?—and not-so: Davison has led the way on some initiatives that have proved to be quite controversial, including punitive crackdowns on drug use and sexRead More

A member of Lummi Nation was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of Assault by Strangulation, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Joseph Michael Quincy Jefferson, 35, was found guilty following a seven-day jury trial. Jurors deliberated about ninety minutes before reaching theRead More

Seattle – A 49-year-old member of the Lummi Nation pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Jason Sieber Sr. was charged federally in February 2024, for the October 20, 2023, assault of hisRead More

Seattle – A 52-year-old Bellevue, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 77 months in prison for drug trafficking while illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Sanxay Heng Xayadeth was arrested September 6, 2023, after he soldRead More

An Everson contractor was sentenced to two years in prison this week for failing to pay taxes that he collected from his employees over the past decade, instead using the money to buy race horses and sports cars and finance what the government called a “lavish estate.”  Read More

Seattle – A 64-year-old Everson, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for failing to pay over taxes, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Between 2013 and 2019, Jay Howard Prather owned and operated Heritage General Building Contractors. HeRead More